Senior Lawyer
Remote
Job Summary
Lead legal workstreams within strategic optimization and transformation projects across the MGID Group, providing input on contract management, legal budgeting, corporate tax optimization, and operational restructuring. Translate complex advice and external counsel recommendations into practical implementation steps, internal guidance, and business-facing action plans while coordinating cross-functional teams involving Legal, Finance, Tax, HR, Compliance, Data Protection, and Operations. Design and document internal legal processes, approval flows, and governance rules; develop policies, templates, and playbooks to standardize recurring procedures and improve audit readiness. Support corporate structure optimization, group governance, and intercompany arrangements by reviewing documents, assessing risks, and preparing recommendations for mitigation. Act as a senior legal partner to Finance, HR, and business teams, preparing memoranda, risk assessments, and management notes to ensure legal recommendations align with business needs and risk appetite. Report material risks to leadership and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced international environment. Fluently communicate in Ukrainian and English.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Law
- At least seven years of legal experience gained within an international law firm, an in-house legal department, or a combination of both
- Experience supporting complex cross-functional projects involving Legal, Finance, Tax, HR, Compliance, Data Protection, Operations, and business stakeholders
- Strong experience in legal project management, legal transformation, corporate governance, process optimization, or legal operations
- Experience with corporate structuring, group governance, intercompany arrangements, internal approvals, authority frameworks, or corporate and tax optimization projects
- Strong legal drafting, contract review, and legal risk assessment skills
- Ability to analyze complex legal and business matters and translate them into clear, practical, and actionable recommendations
- Ability to prepare high-quality legal memoranda, project plans, risk assessments, policies, procedures, and management summaries
- Strong understanding of legal risk management, internal controls, approval processes, and corporate governance principles
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex legal matters in a fast-paced international environment
- Demonstration of strong stakeholder management, communication, and project coordination skills
- Comfort working independently and taking ownership of complex initiatives
- Ukrainian — fluent
- English — fluent
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with contract lifecycle management or CLM implementation
- Experience with legal budgeting, cost control, or legal operations
- Experience with corporate or tax structuring and optimization projects
- Experience in AdTech, MarTech, or another international digital business
- Experience working with distributed international teams
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